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Running a lawn mowing or home maintenance business means quoting fast, getting on with the job, and knowing you're covered when the day throws you a curveball. A dog surprise in the long grass. A stone off the blade heading for a window. A new client whose bill is paid by an NDIS plan or an aged care provider, not the person who booked you.
The Lawnie + Home Maintenance Terms and Conditions Template is a ready-to-use legal template for Australian lawnies, gardeners, handyman businesses and general property maintenance operators who want clear, professional terms to issue with their quotes and invoices. It's built for everyday use with quoting software like Tradify, Xero or similar systems, and it now covers the real-world risks a mowing and garden day actually brings.
Who it's for
Businesses providing lawn mowing, gardening and yard maintenance, pruning and general garden care, handyman and home maintenance services, property repairs and upkeep, pressure cleaning, rubbish removal, and small landscaping and outdoor maintenance jobs. A strong fit for regular residential and small commercial work, including work for NDIS participants and aged care clients. If you do high-risk, highly specialised or large-scale commercial work, you may need tailored legal advice.
What is included
How to use this template, an AI prompt to customise it with your business details in minutes, important information, Part 1 (Quote details checklist), Part 2 (Terms and Conditions), Part 3 (cover email to send with your quote), and Schedule 1 (NDIS and Aged Care terms).
Key clauses included
Quote acceptance and scope of work, exclusions, price changes and variations, additional costs, deposits and payment terms, ownership of goods until paid, site access and hidden services, clearing animal waste and dealing with loose stones and flying debris, living plants and turf, defects process and Australian Consumer Law wording, customer responsibilities, limitation of liability, cancellations, postponements and termination, dispute process, and NDIS and aged care terms covering who pays, authority to sign, and payment timing for funded work.
Disclaimer
Tradie Contract Co publishes legal templates and information for tradies. We are not acting as your lawyer when you buy, download or use this template. This template is general legal information only. It is not tailored advice for your situation. You use it at your own risk, and you should get advice from a lawyer if you're unsure whether it suits your business, or if you work in a specialised high-risk area.
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Terms & Conditions for your trade: painters, plasterers, fridgies, lawnies and more.
Plus employment, subcontractor, and workplace policy templates.
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Running a plastering or gyprock business means dealing with quotes, deposits, variations, payment delays, site access issues, defects, product selections, finish expectations and customers who do not always understand what is included in the job.
The Plasterer Terms and Conditions Template Australia is a ready-to-use legal template for Australian commercial plasterers, gyprock contractors and plasterboard businesses that want clearer quote terms, stronger payment protections and a more professional client process. It's designed to slot into your quoting or accounting software (Tradify, Xero, ServiceM8, MYOB or similar), or work manually with your own quote documents, as a standard terms block, attached PDF, website terms page, or hyperlink in your quotes and invoices.
Who it's for
Australian businesses doing commercial and residential plastering, gyprock and plasterboard installation and repair, wall and ceiling linings, setting, jointing, stopping and sanding, patching and make-good work, cornice installation, square set finishes, suspended ceilings, partitioning, skim coating, rendering and texture coating, especially those that issue written quotes and want customers to understand the commercial terms before work starts.
What is included
How to use this template, an AI prompt to customise it, state-by-state adjustments for Security of Payment wording, maximum payment terms and residential deposit caps, Part 1 (Quote details), Part 2 (Terms and Conditions), and Part 3 (cover email for sending the quote).
Key clauses included
Quote acceptance, scope of work and exclusions, product and finish selections, variations and extra costs, deposits, progress payments and late payment rights, retention wording, ownership of materials until paid, PPSA security interests, site access, framing/substrate and surface conditions, hidden services, hazardous materials, drying/curing and finish expectations, defects and Australian Consumer Law wording, limitation of liability, cancellations and postponement, subcontractors, disputes and governing law.
Disclaimer
Tradie Contract Co publishes legal templates and information for tradies. We are not acting as your lawyer when you buy, download or use this template. This template is general legal information only. It is not tailored advice for your situation. You use it at your own risk, and you should get advice from a lawyer if you're unsure whether it suits your business, or if you work in a specialised high-risk area.
An engagement agreement for Australian virtual assistants who want their client work properly documented, not just agreed over text. Covers scope, pricing, GST and super, IP, AI use, confidentiality and liability.
Running a fridgie business means gas handling risk, HEPA filters, NATA testing requirements, hidden underground services and equipment that stays yours until it's paid for — on top of the usual quoting, deposits and defects headaches every trade deals with.
The Fridgie Terms and Conditions Template is a ready-to-use legal template for Australian air conditioning and refrigeration mechanics running residential or commercial trade businesses. It's built for quotes and invoices issued through software like Tradify or Xero, and covers day-to-day installation, maintenance, repair and testing work, including NATA work and HEPA filters.
Who it's for: Australian fridgies doing installation, repair, maintenance, testing and commissioning of air conditioning and refrigeration equipment, across residential and commercial work, especially those issuing written quotes through accounting or job management software.
What is included: How to use this template, an AI prompt to customise it, state-by-state adjustments for Security of Payment wording, maximum payment terms and residential deposit caps, Part 1 (Quote details), Part 2 (Terms and Conditions), and Part 3 (cover email for sending the quote).
Key clauses included: Scope of work and exclusions, price, variations and additional costs, ownership and risk in goods (including HEPA filters and equipment) until paid, PPSA security interests, access, site conditions and underground services, defects and Australian Consumer Law, customer responsibilities, limitation of liability, testing and statements of conformity, cancellations, postponement and termination, and dispute process.
Disclaimer: Tradie Contract Co publishes legal templates and information for tradies. We are not acting as your lawyer when you buy, download or use this template. This template is general legal information only. It is not tailored advice for your situation. You use it at your own risk, and you should get advice from a lawyer if you're unsure whether it suits your business, or if you work in a specialised high-risk area.
Need a clear drug and alcohol policy for your trade business?
The Drug and Alcohol Policy Template for Tradies is a plain-English digital download for Australian trade businesses that need to set clear rules around alcohol, illegal drugs, medication, impairment and fitness for work, written for real worksites rather than corporate boardrooms. It suits businesses where workers use vehicles, ladders, scaffolding, tools, machinery, chemicals or electrical equipment, including building, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, roofing, landscaping, painting, plastering, tiling, carpentry, concreting and other trade and field service businesses, and covers employees, apprentices, casuals, supervisors, labourers, contractors, subcontractors and other workers you engage.
What it covers
Fitness for work, alcohol and illegal drug use, prescription and non-prescription medication, impairment, reasonable suspicion and testing, post-incident testing concepts, client site and principal contractor requirements, work vehicles and machinery, worker and business responsibilities, employee assistance, breaches and disciplinary action with procedural fairness.
A clear policy sets expectations before there's a problem, supports your WHS obligations, gives supervisors a consistent way to handle suspected impairment, and covers you for client site or principal contractor requirements.
Important note about testing
This template includes wording for reasonable suspicion testing, post-incident testing concepts and client site testing concepts. It does not create a full random or blanket testing program. If you want to introduce random, blanket or pre-employment testing, or you work in a specialised high-risk industry, get specific legal, HR and WHS advice before doing so.
What you receive
A how-to guide, an important information page, the Drug and Alcohol Policy with definitions, fitness for work and alcohol/drug rules, the reasonable suspicion and post-incident testing framework, client site requirement wording, employee assistance wording, the breach and disciplinary action section, and review/policy change wording.
Before you use it
The template includes placeholder sections to insert your business details. Before using it, check whether your business has additional obligations under WHS laws, applicable modern awards, enterprise agreements, employment contracts, client site rules, principal contractor requirements or industry-specific safety rules.
Disclaimer
Tradie Contract Co publishes legal templates and information for tradies. We are not acting as your lawyer when you buy, download or use this template. This template gives you general legal information only. It is not tailored legal advice for your specific situation. You use it at your own risk and you should get legal advice from a lawyer if you're unsure whether it suits your business or if you work in a specialised high-risk area.
All copyright in this template belongs to Tradie Contract Co. We grant you a non-exclusive, royalty-free, revocable licence to use this template once for your own trade business. You must not copy it for other people, resell it, give it away, upload it to template libraries, upload it to an AI platform or use it to compete with Tradie Contract Co.
Hiring a tradie? Get the paperwork sorted properly from the start.
The Employment Agreement for Tradies is a practical, plain-English Australian employment agreement template for trade-based businesses hiring tradies, apprentices, labourers, technicians or supervisors. It covers the role, pay, hours, award coverage, tools, PPE, vehicle arrangements, workplace expectations, safety obligations and end-of-employment terms, without reading like it was written for a courtroom.
Who it's for
Trade businesses hiring full-time, part-time, casual or fixed-term employees, across building, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, landscaping, carpentry, painting, roofing, tiling, concreting, property maintenance and similar trades. The schedule lets you set the employee's role, pay, superannuation, award classification, hours, allowances, work location, tools, PPE and vehicle arrangements for whichever arrangement applies.
What it covers
Employment type and probation, duties and hours (including overtime, rosters and right to disconnect), pay and superannuation, leave, WHS and drug/alcohol fitness for work, licences and driving obligations, tools/PPE/vehicles, phones and cyber security, confidentiality, privacy and IP, private jobs and outside work, termination (by notice and for serious misconduct), end-of-employment obligations, and optional post-employment restraints.
What you receive
A how-to guide, an important information page, the customisable employment agreement, a detailed schedule, optional restraint provisions and plain-English guidance notes for using it.
Before you use it
This template needs to be customised. You still need to check the correct modern award, classification, minimum rates, allowances, penalty rates, superannuation and NES entitlements that apply to the role. It doesn't replace award compliance, payroll compliance or tailored legal advice.
Disclaimer
Tradie Contract Co publishes legal templates and information for tradies. We are not acting as your lawyer when you buy, download or use this template. This template provides general legal information only. It is not tailored legal advice for your specific business, employee, award, classification, worksite, industry or state or territory. You should obtain legal advice if you are unsure whether this template is suitable for your business or if your business operates in a specialised, high-risk or heavily regulated area.
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Does this sound familiar?
If you’ve been in the game a while, you’ve probably had at least one of these headaches:
a client argues about the price after the job is done
for extras you never quoted, they ask, “can you just throw that in?”
late payers dragging your cash flow out
subbies doing their own thing and ignoring you
refund and warranty drama
not sure where you stand with staff, safety or privacy
Most of it comes back to one thing:
No solid contracts or policies.
The days of "she'll be right, mate" are over. Under Australian Consumer Law, you have to be upfront about price, inclusions, warranties and refunds — solid terms set that expectation before the job starts, not after a dispute. And if you're collecting customer details like names, emails or phone numbers, Australian privacy law expects you to have a policy that covers it.
We fix that at Tradie Contract Co with done-for-you contracts, agreements and policies, all in plain English:
Tradie terms & conditions to get you paid, lock in your scope, set clear payment terms and head off disputes before they start.
Employment & Subcontractor agreements to sort your team. Clear terms for your employees and subbies, so everyone knows who's actually an employee, who's a contractor, and where they stand.
Workplace policies to keep you protected. Drug & alcohol, workplace surveillance, privacy and more, so you're covered on staff, safety and compliance.
Clear, solid paperwork from day one. No confusion, no grey areas.
Thinking of using AI instead?
AI can spit out something that looks like a contract in 30 seconds. But quick and easy isn't the same as actually protecting you.
AI doesn't know how you quote, how you handle variations, or how your jobs actually run. What you get usually looks right and doesn't quite fit how your business works.
Most contracts look fine when everything's going smoothly. The problems show up when a client pushes back on price, a job blows out, or someone says "that wasn't included." That's when your contract actually gets tested — and if it's generic, it won't hold up.
There's also the Australian side of it. AI-generated documents often miss Australian Consumer Law requirements, pull wording from overseas, or include clauses that don't hold up here.
Built by a lawyer and a tradie — not generated on the fly, and not a generic overseas template. Legally sound, but built to actually work with how you quote, invoice and get paid.
Read the full breakdown → https://www.tradiecontractco.com.au/tradie-info/thinking-of-using-ai-to-generate-your-contracts-read-this-first
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